2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,220 people earned a degree or certificate in philosophy, making the major the #129 most popular in the United States.
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The Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 106 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Piedmont International University the most popular school in the United States for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 24% of the philosophy majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in philosophy at Stanford, 70% are male and 30% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the United States. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 40% of the philosophy majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
About 22% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 78% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 44% are male.
With a ranking of #6, The New School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 25% of the philosophy majors at the school.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
About 63% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 38% are male.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Women make up 29% of the philosophy majors at the school.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill, 57% are male and 43% are female.
Villanova University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Women make up 43% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy at Boston College, 57% are male and 43% are female.
With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 71% are male.
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Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Women make up 14% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 17% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 83% are male.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 33% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Duquesne University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 67% are male.
Harvard University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Women make up 33% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy at Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary, 83% are male and 17% are female.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 17% of the philosophy majors at the school.
With a ranking of #14, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy at Ohio State, 83% are male and 17% are female.
With a ranking of #14, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy at U-M, 67% are male and 33% are female.
University of Notre Dame came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
Women make up 33% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Philosophy students that almost earned our Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools award.
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Philosophy Related Majors
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Religious Studies | 1,769 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 33 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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